Leptophobia eleusis

Leptophobia eleusis, the Eleusis white, is a butterfly in the family Pieridae. The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1852. It is found from Venezuela to Bolivia.^[1]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Leptophobia eleusis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pieridae
Genus:	Leptophobia
Species:	L. eleusis
Binomial name
Leptophobia eleusis (H. Lucas, 1852)[1]
Synonyms
Pieris eleusis H. Lucas, 1852 Pieris suadella C. Felder & R. Felder, 1861 Pieris cinnia falledra Fruhstorfer, 1908 Pieris eleusis Doubleday, 1847 (nom. nud.)

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The wingspan is 42–48 mm (1.7–1.9 in).^[2]

The larvae feed on Brassica species.^[3]